April 15, 2024 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3131-1-190x143.jpg

In these food related posts, I hope you’ve been surprised to learn how the Portuguese brought tempura to Japan and Vindaloo to India and you’ve met some typical Portuguese proparations such as bifanas and alheira. A few more remain. Good …

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April 12, 2024 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20240119_165810-156x190.jpg

You can eat if you are in the mood We had two brief stops remaining on our food tour after we left Livraria Ler. Since neither will lead us to sampling some of the other dishes considered quintessentially Portuguese, I’ll …

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April 10, 2024 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20240112_150643-186x190.jpg

Yes, dear reader, K, P & I are about to eat yet again. However, our next stop A Padaria do Povo (The People’s Bakery) is, I think, at least as interesting for its history as for its food. (It’s also …

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